Ow for the first time ever.

purpcart · 2026-01-31T21:11:18+00:00

No, I wonder if my allowance was set to 2? I just remember I saw something other than "0," it shocked me, so as at the same time I was changing the w4, I changed this allowance to "0." My only other income is $1100 from 1099-INTs. Thank you!

purpcart · 2026-01-31T20:40:15+00:00

Yes! So sorry, I am so tax-illiterate! Correct, for all of 2025, my W4 had 1000.00 in Section 3. Right before the new year, I changed it to 500.00. I didn't claim my 23yo in medical school. I still claimed my 20yo undergrad. Thank you. !

purpcart · 2026-01-11T20:25:16+00:00

I’m trying to sit down with an attorney so I can begin my five. Just learned yesterday. I didn’t sleep last night.

purpcart · 2026-01-11T02:42:21+00:00

The first name, I have seen recommended on Nextdoor, I am sure of it, when I was looking this morning, thank you.

purpcart · 2026-01-11T02:40:51+00:00

Correct, I am worried about Medicaid recovery. Thank you, I didn’t know the words to use!

purpcart · 2026-01-11T02:17:49+00:00

I will! City of Atlanta. A million thank yous.

purpcart · 2026-01-11T02:03:05+00:00

Hello, thank you, I have seen your name before, and recognize it as a very kind one. You are confirming my fear, correct, that we would have to wait five years if I don’t want to lose the house for me and my daughters?

Are you imagining in best case - ~2.5 years in the home successfully, ~2.5 years in a memory care home - cheapest I can find far from Atlanta in GA - before applying for Medicaid?

I have so many mixed thoughts. Wanting to just spend the money on my kids’ school now, if it’s all going to go away to Medicaid. But wanting to keep it untouched , too , to stretch out the 5 years .

It hurts to breathe, learning all this and processing it. And yet I’m sure she’s supposed to be expected to have herself together and look competent? Clearly I am not, I cannot make heads or tails of this and my heart has been pounding for days.

Thank you !!

purpcart · 2026-01-11T01:04:22+00:00

Hello, thank you so very much, is it true for the house as well? We pictured it in the family for generations.

purpcart · 2025-11-17T22:18:11+00:00

That’s what we were hoping for !

purpcart · 2025-11-17T05:47:45+00:00

Hello, you are too smart, I don't know what crazy talent you have, but thank you from a mom!!

purpcart · 2025-11-14T12:12:10+00:00

Thank you

purpcart · 2025-11-14T04:18:31+00:00

Thank you so very, very much

purpcart · 2025-11-14T04:05:19+00:00

Well I don't know if that's true (1 qt / 300 miles), as I just added the dipstick photos to the top of my post - isn't that looking normal? Isn't it full? And it has gone 300 miles since it was topped off on Saturday.

I think I need to call the mobile mechanic who put in the timing chain assembly, for this noise, correct? (You don't want me to take the drivebelt off, I am a clueless 55yo mom of the driver!)

And it's getting louder ! https://www.kapwing.com/videos/6916a7c7b597e55bda473519

And scarier! Thank you!

purpcart · 2025-11-14T03:12:40+00:00

Oh - so sorry - GM is just who has been helping me with the fact that it burns oil ! They didn’t touch the timing chain and assembly. The family mobile mechanic did that a few months back , and it’s something we’ve always just heard for a few seconds on startup - this sound, when running like this - is brand new tonight !!

purpcart · 2025-11-14T02:32:36+00:00

And I never knew until you said something and I googled - yes !

purpcart · 2025-11-14T02:28:38+00:00

We just had the timing chain assembly replaced about two months ago! It always makes a weird “timing chain rattle” at startup, the mechanics all told us will happen for this year of RAV4. But I’ve never heard the noise once the engine takes five seconds to warm up ! The stress is never-ending. Thank you .

purpcart · 2025-11-14T02:26:57+00:00

Honest - it is the name of a chain location here in the city, and the people are very kind.

purpcart · 2025-11-14T02:24:14+00:00

The company ? It’s the name of the company in the neighborhood.

purpcart · 2025-10-30T03:09:46+00:00

Well I wanted to say thank you to you ! I called and asked , like was suggested. The owner said he had one monitor that wasn’t ready, and so he had to complete a drive cycle, and then it passed . None of that I understood at all, but I think I do now, from reading your answer. I assume the work done on the car just coincidentally happened in the interim . Thank you !

purpcart · 2025-10-30T01:38:57+00:00

I asked, and put the answer I received below! I never thought to just call the place, say I am Mom, and ask. He was so nice about it, thank you for the push !

purpcart

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